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Will India’s higher-education system catch up to those of world leaders, and should its economic rivals be concerned? American RadioWorks aired a podcast today that addresses these and other questions about India’s education ambitions. I discussed India’s higher education building boom with host Stephen Smith, and how the country’s open universities fit into plans to expand access as the country faces a booming population of young people.

Click here to listen to the interview.

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As India expands higher education, questions remain about quality and competition

by Sarah Garland, The Hechinger Report
March 2, 2012

<h1>As India expands higher education, questions remain about quality and competition</h1>
<p class="byline">by Sarah Garland, The Hechinger Report <br />March 2, 2012</p>

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<figure class="alignright is-resized"><a href="https://i1.wp.com/hechingerreport.org/wp-content/uploads/india.jpg?ssl=1"><img src="https://i0.wp.com/hechingerreport.org/wp-content/uploads/india-400x344.jpg?resize=280%2C241&amp;ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-8026" title="A classroom at the Nalanda Open University in Patna on a testing day at the end of a semester. (Photo by Sarah Garland)" height="241" width="280" /></a><figcaption>A classroom at the Nalanda Open University in Patna on a testing day at the end of a semester. (Photo by Sarah Garland)</figcaption></figure>
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<p>Will India’s higher-education system catch up to those of world leaders, and should its economic rivals be concerned? American RadioWorks aired a podcast today that addresses these and other questions about India’s education ambitions. I discussed India’s higher education building boom with host Stephen Smith, and how the country’s open universities fit into plans to expand access as the country faces a booming population of young people.</p>
<p>Click <a href="http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/podcast.html#arw_5_28_indian_highered">here</a> to listen to the interview.</p>
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